Minneapolis elementary school threat leads to man’s arrest in Missouri

The Brief

  • A man in Missouri was arrested after Waite Park Elementary got a threatening phone call.
  • Police say the man threatened to open fire at the school with an AR-15.
  • Law enforcement then identified the suspect’s vehicle and arrested him in Missouri.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) A man has been arrested in Missouri after police say he made a threatening phone call toward a Minneapolis school.

Parents were notified Thursday that Waite Park Elementary in Minneapolis was placed on lockdown because of a threat made against students and staff.

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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the school got a phone call just before 11 a.m. on Thursday from a man who said he planned to “shoot anything that moves” with an AR-15 rifle.

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